Statesville (NC) South Iredell outside linebacker LaChaston Smith who is making a name for himself as one of the top 2013 prospects in North Carolina will visit Florida Saturday.

Smith told Deacons Illustrated in a prior interview that he nearly committed to the Gators when they offered him a scholarship.

"I'm really looking forward to going down to the Swamp," Smith said. "I think it will be a place where I'm welcomed, so I look forward to going down there with Coach [Will] Muschamp and Coach [D.J.] Durkin."

Tennessee recently offered the 6-feet, 215-pounder a scholarship. Smith, who is also being pursued by some schools as a safety, is ranked as a three-star recruit and the nation's No. 27 outside linebacker by Rivals.com.

After an impressive performance Sunday, April 1 at the Rivals/VTO Sports North Carolina Elite 100 Combine in Charlotte Rivals.com's Mike Farrell ranked Smith third on his list of the top skill position performers at the one-day event.

"I've gotten a lot bigger," Smith said. "I've gotten a lot stronger. As far as recruiting it hasn't changed much. I still have schools coming after me hard, so nothing really much has changed but my size."

Smith added that the NCAA's ruling handed down to UNC will not affect his recruitment, because the mistakes were made before Larry Fedora and his staff took control of the program.